late autumn (fall) windstorm in the countryside; typhoon, esp. one that blows from the 210th to the 220th day of the year; name of the 28th roll of the Genji monogatari
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
naturally; of course; understandably
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
fighting to the death (with swords)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
dry riverbed; river beach
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
river; stream; River; the ... river
family; relatives; dependents; household
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
death in battle; death on the battlefield
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question